Arlington Heights police received a report about 1:01 PM Monday of a residential burglary in the block of 300 North Kaspar Avenue Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders gained entry into the victim’s residence and removed Nintendo video games valued at $220 from the victim’s residence. There were […]

Arlington Heights police received a report about 4:01 PM Saturday of a theft at House of Blonde, 1822 North Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police received a report that an unknown offender or offenders took the victim’s dark gray down Moncler coat with a belt value $1,400. Police did not specify whether the coat […]

Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates police and firefighter/paramedics responded to two crashes related to Interstate 90 Tuesday morning. First Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics and Illinois State Police responded about 7:05 a.m. to a personal injury hit-and-run crash that occurred on westbound I-90 at Roselle Road. At least two people were evaluated and transported by paramedic crews […]

Schaumburg police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:42 AM Tuesday to a report of a vehicle crash into a snow bank at Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, 1551 Thoreau Drive Schaumburg, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a male driver was unresponsive in a vehicle after crashing into a snow bank. The crash was located […]

Illinois State police and Palatine firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:28 AM Tuesday to a report of a crash with entrapment on northbound Route 53 south of Rand Road near Arlington Heights and Palatine, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that an SUV hit a light pole and flipped over. Upon arrival, firefighter/paramedics reported the driver […]

Chicago firefighters and paramedics responded during the overnight morning hours Monday to an emergency childbirth call, but the baby was already delivered before they arrived. Javier Sanchez was driving his wife, Maria Estrada, to the hospital, when her contractions kept getting stronger, and she told him the baby wasn’t going to wait, so Sanchez pulled […]

Chicago police, Metra police and Chicago firefighters and paramedics responded about 5:30 p.m. Monday to a report that a person was hit by a train on the Metra Electric Line train on the South Side Metra initially reported that a child was killed after being struck by the train, but later it was determined that […]

Hoffman Estates police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:10 PM Monday to a report of a possible gunshot victim at Sears Logistics, 3333 Beverly Road Hoffman Estates , IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that there was a possible gunshot victim in the Sears Logistics building. The exact location of the incident was not known […]

Local school districts in Cary, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills and McHenry County are on soft lockdown as police search for missing 18-year-old male who is believed to be despondent and possibly in possession of a firearm. Police looking for Adrian Salazar related to #CrystalLake, #PrairieGrove schools lockdown http://t.co/QMfkAFBtTj pic.twitter.com/jZfPuExYg9 — Northwest Herald (@nwherald) […]

Mount Prospect police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 7:45 AM Monday to a crash involving a school bus at Columbine Drive and East Wood Lane Mount Prospect, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that one person was injured in a crash involving a school bus and a passenger car. Police and firefighters also received a […]

Laminated windows are tough on would-be car burglars or auto thiefs. After he finished work, Gerry Brady, owner of the Pheasant pub in Drogheda, Co Louth in Ireland, found an injured man lying unconscious near his Mercedes E Coupe car . When the man regained consciousness, he didn’t want Mr. Brady to call an ambulance […]

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Today - A mix of wintry precipitation this morning. Then mainly rain showers expected this afternoon. High 4C. Winds SW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of precip 90%. Snow and ice accumulations less than 2cm.